On this date in 1911, Charles Justice was electrocuted by the State of Ohio.
It was an ironic end, since when serving an earlier stint in the state penitentiary shortly after the electric chair was introduced, Justice had hit upon the idea of metal clamps in place of leather straps to more securely hold down the chair’s clientele and avoid burnt flesh.
The improvement, duly implemented, was there awaiting its creator.
On this day..
- 1801: Hyacinth Moise, Haitian Revolution general
- 1716: Maria of Curacao, slave rebel
- 1773: Eva Faschaunerin, the last tortured in Austria
- 1641: Maren Splids, Jutland witch
- 1940: Julian Zugazagoitia, Minister of the Interior to republican Spain
- 1945: Charles Ford Silliman, suicide pact?
- 2011: Luo Yaping, "land granny"
- 1942: Eddie Leonski, the Brownout Strangler
- 1848: Robert Blum, German democrat
- 1842: Stephen Brennan, desperate bushranger
- Themed Set: Bushrangers
- 1610: Blessed George Napier
- 1944: Georges Suarez, collaborationist editor
- 2008: The Bali Bombers
This was my Great Great Grandpa on my Fathers side.
I was just talking with him about this……..
I am watching the story about Charles Justice now. So the rudeness to the doctor was totally unnecessary. And it is on that show on Netflix.
Dr. Things Coetzee, are you a Dr of stupidity? I think you are.
I am 100% positive Brianne De Meissen, you did not see Charles Justice on curious and unusual deaths. Don’t be an idiot all your life
Poor guy I saw him on Curious and unusual deaths I felt so bad for him he looked so scared to be executed. But he shouldn’t have committed 1st degree murder. But I was still sad:-(.
Im sure he was inocent gor this murder..
Fried Electric Eels
What was his last meal?
Sucks to be him.
Talk about dumb…or is it dumber and dumber…this guy should have maybe put some insulation underneath the clamp!!!